Improvement in blotting-pads



ttiir iai anni @da ALFRED Q. OOLLINS, O F CAMBRIDGE, MASSAGHUSETIS.`

Letters'Patent No. 112,787, dated March-21, 1871.

IMPRVEM-ENT IN BLO'II'TINGPADS.- l

TheSchednle referred to in these Lettera Patent and making part of the same.'

To all whom 'it may concern.'

ing the blotting-paper to press atly' and firmly upon` the paper when in use.

The springs and blotting-papers are confined in place at the sides by means of raised edges upon the holder. Y v

In the accompanying drawing- Figure l is a sectional view of my invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of my invention, with one end of the blotting-paper released.

a is a fiat piece of Wood, constructed as usual.

b is the handle.

c is a flat piece of steel, fastened to the top a by means of the screw c.

The screw c serves to fasten the handle d, as well as the dat piece e, to the top a.

d 1l are raised edges at the two sides of the bottom of the main portion a, for the purpose of preventing the blotting-paper from slipping off at the sides.

g is a curved piece of steel, of the same width as the Hat piece c.

h is the blotting-paper.

To place the blotting-paper upon the holder, I rst cut it to the same width as the curved piece g, and from three to four inches longer than said piece, leaving from one and one-half to two inches at each end, to lap over.

`I then place it (the blotting-paper) upon the piece g, bending the paper over theV ends, then placing the two ends of the papel' under the two ends of the piece.,

e, my blotter is ready for use.

The' great advantage of the spring g over a solid piece is that the blotter, when pressed upon the paper, presents 4a perfectly 'dat surface to the paper upon which it is pressed, thus yavoiding -all danger of smutting orA blurring the paper. This is the great fault in blotters which present a curved edge tothe paper.

Of course, any number of pieces of blotting-paper.y maybe placed upon therholder, as well as a single.

piece.

Havingthus fully described my invention,

What Ilclaim, and desire to secure by L etters Patent is- 'Ihe combination and arrangement of the springs g and e with the raised pieces [l d, screw c, and top a,

Aall constructed as and for the purposes hereinbefore set forth.

ALFRED Q. COLLINS.

Witnesses:

HENRY W. WILLIAMS, WmLIAM T. MORLEY. 

